US2009083048A1PendingUtilityA1

System and method for providing an application service

Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Sep 21, 2007Filed: Sep 21, 2007Published: Mar 26, 2009

Est. expirySep 21, 2027(~1.1 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority

Inventors:Steven Jay Mandelbaum Philip H. Meisner

G06Q 10/10

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Abstract

Systems and methods for providing an efficient application service is provided. The systems and methods may include one or more hardware and/or software modules that may receive one or more application datasets from an applicant to forward to one or more of a plurality of application recipients. One or more third parties (such as high school guidance counselors, employment service counselors, and other third parties) may help mediate the process by acting on behalf of the applicant and/or on behalf of the one or more of a plurality of application recipients. The application service may also issue to the applicant one or more tokens that may be assigned by the applicant to the one or more of a plurality of application recipients. The one or more tokens may indicate a level of interest by the applicant in the one or more of a plurality of application recipients. The application service may also send sampler applications, or portions of an application including at least one of the one or more datasets, to one or more of a plurality of application recipients, including application recipients that do not have a pre-existing business relationship with the application service. Using certain aspects of the invention, the applicant may more efficiently submit applications using a single point of entry. Furthermore, application recipients may increase the proportion of offers accepted by the applicant compared to the number of offers made as well as efficiently increase pools of applicants without the cost of pre-existing contracts.

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1 . A method for providing a sampler application of an applicant to one of a plurality of application recipients, the sampler application including only a portion of a full application and not the full application, the full application including one or more application datasets, the method comprising:
 receiving one or more application datasets;   providing the applicant with information identifying a plurality of application recipients, from which the applicant may select one or more of the plurality of application recipients to which to apply;   receiving from the applicant a selection of one or more of the plurality of application recipients to which the applicant wishes to apply; and   providing the selected one or more of the plurality of application recipients the sampler application.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving an election from a responding one of the selected one or more of the plurality of application recipients to receive further information regarding the applicant;   providing the responding one of the selected one or more of the plurality of application recipients with at least an additional portion of the full application; and   notifying the applicant of the election and the provision of the at least an additional portion of the full application.   
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 initiating a sampler application bounceback, the sampler application bounceback indicating that the selected one or more of the plurality of application recipients has not elected to receive at least an additional portion of the full version of the sampler application; and   notifying the applicant of the sampler application bounceback.   
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 allotting the applicant one or more tokens, the one or more tokens being associated with a level of interest in one or more of the plurality of application recipients;   receiving from the applicant an assignment of a number of the one or more tokens to a particular one of the one or more of the plurality of application recipients; and   providing the particular one of the one or more of the plurality of application recipients information related to the assignment of the number of the one or more tokens that were assigned by the applicant to the particular one of the one or more of the plurality of application recipients.   
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 providing the particular one of the one or more of the plurality of application recipients with the number of the one or more tokens allotted to the applicant.   
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of application recipients are undergraduate universities. 
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a pre-existing business relationship does not exist between one or more of the plurality of application recipients and a provider of the sampler application. 
   
   
       8 . A computer readable medium containing computer-executable instructions for providing a sampler application of an applicant to one of a plurality of application recipients, the sampler application including only a portion of a full application and not the full application, the full application including one or more application datasets, the instructions operable when executed on a computing device to:
 receive one or more application datasets;   provide the applicant with information identifying a plurality of application recipients, from which the applicant may select one or more of the plurality of application recipients to which to apply;   receive from the applicant a selection of one or more of the plurality of application recipients to which the applicant wishes to apply; and   provide the selected one or more of the plurality of application recipients the sampler application.   
   
   
       9 . The computer readable medium of  claim 8 , the instructions further operable when executed on a computing device to:
 receive an election from a responding one of the selected one or more of the plurality of application recipients to receive further information regarding the applicant;   provide the responding one of the selected one or more of the plurality of application recipients with at least an additional portion of the full application; and   notify the applicant of the election and the provision of the at least an additional portion of the full application.   
   
   
       10 . The computer readable medium of  claim 8 , the instructions further operable when executed on a computing device to:
 initiate a sampler application bounceback, the sampler application bounceback indicating that the selected one or more of the plurality of application recipients has not elected to receive at least an additional portion of the full version of the sampler application; and   notify the applicant of the sampler application bounceback.   
   
   
       11 . The computer readable medium of  claim 8 , the instructions further operable when executed on a computing device to:
 allot the applicant one or more tokens, the one or more tokens being associated with a level of interest in one or more of the plurality of application recipients;   receive from the applicant an assignment of a number of the one or more tokens to a particular one of the one or more of the plurality of application recipients; and   provide the particular one of the one or more of the plurality of application recipients information related to the assignment of the number of the one or more tokens that were assigned by the applicant to the particular one of the one or more of the plurality of application recipients.   
   
   
       12 . The computer readable medium of  claim 11 , the instructions further operable when executed on a computing device to:
 provide the particular one of the one or more of the plurality of application recipients with the number of the one or more tokens allotted to the applicant.   
   
   
       13 . The computer readable medium of  claim 8 , wherein a pre-existing business relationship does not exist between one or more of the plurality of application recipients and a provider of the sampler application. 
   
   
       14 . A method for providing an interest rating of an applicant in one or more of a plurality of application recipients and an application of the applicant to the one of the plurality of application recipients, the application including one or more application datasets, the method comprising:
 receiving one or more application datasets;   providing the applicant with information identifying a plurality of application recipients, from which the applicant may select one or more of the plurality of application recipients to which to apply;   allotting the applicant one or more tokens, the one or more tokens being associated with a level of interest in one or more of the plurality of application recipients;   receiving from the applicant a selection of one or more of the plurality of application recipients to which the applicant wishes to apply;   receiving from the applicant an assignment of a number of the one or more tokens to a particular one of the one or more of the plurality of application recipients;   providing the particular one of the one or more of the plurality of application recipients information related to the assignment of the number of the one or more tokens that were assigned by the applicant to the particular one of the one or more of the plurality of application recipients; and   providing the application to the selected one or more of the plurality of application recipients.   
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 providing the particular one of the one or more of the plurality of application recipients with the number of the one or more tokens allotted to the applicant.   
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the provided application is a sampler application, the sampler application including only a portion of a full application and not the full application, the full application including one or more application datasets. 
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 receiving an election from a responding one of the selected one or more of the plurality of application recipients to receive further information regarding the applicant;   providing the responding one of the selected one or more of the plurality of application recipients with at least an additional portion of the full application; and   notifying the applicant of the election and the at least an additional portion of the full application.   
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 initiating a sampler application bounceback, the sampler application bounceback indicating that the selected one or more of the plurality of application recipients has not elected to receive at least an additional portion of the full application; and   notifying the applicant of the sampler application bounceback.   
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the plurality of application recipients are undergraduate universities. 
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein a pre-existing business relationship does not exist between one or more of the plurality of application recipients and a provider of the application. 
   
   
       21 . A computer readable medium containing computer-executable instructions for providing an interest rating of an applicant in one or more of a plurality of application recipients and an application of the applicant to the one of the plurality of application recipients, the application including one or more application datasets, the instructions operable when executed on a computing device to:
 receive one or more application datasets;   provide the applicant with information identifying a plurality of application recipients, from which the applicant may select one or more of the plurality of application recipients to which to apply;   allot the applicant one or more tokens, the one or more tokens being associated with a level of interest in one or more of the plurality of application recipients;   receive from the applicant a selection of one or more of the plurality of application recipients to which the applicant wishes to apply;   receive from the applicant an assignment of a number of the one or more tokens to a particular one of the one or more of the plurality of application recipients;   provide the particular one of the one or more of the plurality of application recipients information related to the assignment of the number of the one or more tokens that were assigned by the applicant to the particular one of the one or more of the plurality of application recipients; and   provide the application to the selected one or more of the plurality of application recipients.   
   
   
       22 . The computer readable medium of  claim 21 , the instructions further operable when executed on a computing device to:
 provide the particular one of the one or more of the plurality of application recipients with the number of the one or more tokens allotted to the applicant.   
   
   
       23 . The computer readable medium of  claim 21 , wherein the provided application is a sampler application, the sampler application including only a portion of a full application and not the full application, the full application including one or more application datasets. 
   
   
       24 . The computer readable medium of  claim 23 , the instructions further operable when executed on a computing device to:
 receive an election from a responding one of the selected one or more of the plurality of application recipients to receive further information regarding the applicant;   provide the responding one of the selected one or more of the plurality of application recipients with at least an additional portion of the full application; and   notify the applicant of the election and the at least an additional portion of the full application.   
   
   
       25 . The computer readable medium of  claim 23 , the instructions further operable when executed on a computing device to:
 initiate a sampler application bounceback, the sampler application bounceback indicating that the selected one or more of the plurality of application recipients has not elected to receive at least an additional portion of the full application; and   notify the applicant of the sampler application bounceback.

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